Benjamin Schiller

Benjamin Schiller is CoinDesk's managing editor for features and opinion. Previously, he was editor-in-chief at BREAKER Magazine and a staff writer at Fast Company. He holds some ETH, BTC and LINK.

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Markets

Are Ethereum Staking Yields Too High?

As staking grows in popularity through liquid staking derivatives, there is a need to better quantify staking returns for different platforms and how they change over time, says Marcin Kazmierczak, co-founder and coo, RedStone.

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Finance

The Middleman’s Shadow in the Tokenization Complex

In the world of crypto, digital assets, and the dream of decentralization, the middleman is a figure of scorn. We speak of peer-to-peer networks with no need for gatekeepers. Yet, whether we like it or not, intermediaries haunt every corner of this landscape, says Fadi Aboualfa, head of research, Copper.co.

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Opinion

Why Every Crypto Founder Must Master Political Strategy

People in crypto tend to eschew politics, but managing a successful Web3 business requires great political skill, says Avishay Ovadia, Founding Partner at Collider.

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Opinion

Stablecoins vs Tokenized Deposits: Why the Differences Matter

Aren’t stablecoins and tokenized deposits the same thing? Not at all, argues Noelle Acheson. It’s not just the different functionality and treatment; it’s also the different approaches to money.

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Opinion

GenZ’s Toolkit for a New Bangladesh: Blockchain

Widespread corruption led to Bangladesh’s recent student-led revolution, toppling Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Blockchains can help secure it by offering greater transparency, says Sharmeen Shehabuddin, Social Media Lead at Consensys.

The main opposition party to former PM Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, holds a rally August 7, 2024, in Dhaka, to celebrate Hasina's resignation.

Opinion

Crypto’s Venture Capital Gap

The lack of a central hub for crypto, compared to other tech movements, may be holding innovation back, says Azeem Khan.

Dubai (Wael Hneini/Unsplash)

Opinion

Escaping the Casino: How Tokenized Assets Will Save DeFi From Itself

Vitalik Buterin is right: DeFi today is a circular speculative economy. The bigger opportunity lies in bringing traditional capital markets on-chain, so that crypto reaches the mainstream, says Zach Rynes (aka ChainLinkGod), who serves as a Chainlink Community Liaison.

Speculators are overwhelmingly betting on bitcoin ETF approval by Jan. 15. (Pixabay)

Opinion

We Need DePIN to Get to Net-Zero Emissions

To achieve the net-zero goal ASAP, we must find a way to actively integrate end consumers into the energy market. The answer is Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, says Kai Siefert, founder and CEO of Combinder, a user-owned distributed energy network.

The non-profit Digital Energy Council asks that the EIA also consider the positive impacts of crypto mining on U.S. energy infrastructure, in a response to the agency's open request for comment. (Matthew Henry/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Telegram Is Driving Crypto Adoption, Despite Bad News

Telegram's crypto adoption story via TON may be its lasting mark in 2024 despite recent news leaving many with a negative impression, says Daniel Cawrey, a former CoinDesk journalist who is now chief strategy officer of Tonkeeper, a non-custody wallet app for The Open Network (TON) ecosystem.

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Opinion

How Ethereum 2.0 Can Transform DeFi

The shift to proof-of-stake has raised worries about over-centralization. By reaffirming its commitment to decentralization, the blockchain can realize its goals, says James Wo, Founder & CEO of DFG.

OKX suspends DEX aggregator. (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)